A Win at Cracker Barrel A Win at Cracker Barrel
A lonely Cracker Barrel restaurant stands alongside the highway that runs near my house.
Jan 23, 2003 / M.V. Lee Badgett
A Republican Discusses Taxes A Republican Discusses Taxes
Because they pay too much in taxes--
To feed the poor and fight the axis--
The rich are truly discommoded.
It spoils the fun of being loaded.
Jan 16, 2003 / Column / Calvin Trillin
The Rise of the Fortress Continent The Rise of the Fortress Continent
Well, it could have been true.
Jan 16, 2003 / Column / Naomi Klein
No More Pigs at the Trough No More Pigs at the Trough
How to cure infectious greed.
Jan 16, 2003 / Feature / Arianna Huffington
Fun-Fact Quiz Fun-Fact Quiz
1. Which of the following statements is true?
A: George W. Bush has been arrested four times.
B: George W. Bush is the first President with an MBA.
Jan 16, 2003 / Feature / Arianna Huffington
Long Live the Estate Tax! Long Live the Estate Tax!
There is a stunning disconnect between the terrible budget shortfalls facing states and localities and the priorities of federal tax-cutters. States face budget deficits of mor...
Jan 9, 2003 / Bill Gates Sr. and Chuck Collins
Tax the Plutocrats! Tax the Plutocrats!
Money is needed for social programs. And the rich have more than their share.
Jan 9, 2003 / Feature / Gar Alperovitz
Prick Up Your Ears Prick Up Your Ears
How does a fiercely anticorporate musician feel about participating in a corporate entertainment system?
Dec 23, 2002 / Books & the Arts / The Editors
The Incubator Returns! The Incubator Returns!
So onward into 2003 we go, amid INS roundups of Middle Easterners in Southern California and the grand hunt for Saddam's "material breaches," which could be a song out of Gilbe...
Dec 23, 2002 / Column / Alexander Cockburn